Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-01-07
Local BrevitleS.

Tomorrow. January Sth. is Epiphany
or old Christmas day.
! Farmers and Others have been busy
gathering ice hereabouts this week.
Poor, pretty. little. blueeyed baby :
How he coughs! Whv don't his mother
give him dose of DR.. B ll,'s Cough Syrup 7
The twenty rifles recently given to our
military by the Adiutant General have
arrived and are ready t. he placed in the
hands of the men.
The sn,w storm of We.lnes lay evening
has made sleighing in tn" county excellent
and it has been much enjoyed during the
past few days.
/ charlottesville great M,l.ria, Fever
and 4 cue Remedy. R-li.bla. Safe and
Efficient. Price so cents per bottle. For
sale 10y al Druggists.
I 1887 entered on its career with decid
eddy lionish propenslies We hope it is
not precursor Of what we will have to
endure during the year.
! Members of the Howard Rifles will bear
/ in mind that thew are called 10 assemble
/ here to- morrow at , o'clock in tuil uni
/ form for inspection and drill.
Hon. Barnes Compton recently stated in
an interview in Washington that he did
Not want 10 he considered IN any sense as
a candidate for the next G vernon Of Mary,
land. J
The recent freeze has caused stoppagel
Of the river boats The Wakefield on he
mp trip last Sunday had considerably dill
ticulty getting to Washington through thu
ice.
Mr.. P. W Rnhey. having recently en- 4
gagged in the undertaking business at Cox's
Station. respectfully asks a share ct public
patronage. Work promptly attended to
and prices moderate.
We have received the communication
of Reader and while agreeing with him
fully on the suhi-ct Of which he treas.
still, ms the matter is now settled, we deem
it unnecessary to insert his letter.
The county commissions will n.et next
Tuesday to Offer for sale a reissue Of out
standing county bonds Ca lectnrs are
requested To heed that part Of the notice
Shir. re stes to them and I" lac prepared
to pas ov.r he amounts called for
Capt Haslip. Of the oyster police boat
Katie Hines. captured he schooner East
'rn Light, Capt. Cnttingh,m. for Illegal
dredging last week and turrrl her over
tn the suthori,Ies Of S. M.rv's county
The captain and crew Of the captured yes
sci made their escape.
Ii 10 rumnred here that Mrssrs. John I.
, wis and rnwnIey Ro',ev, from this couu-
ty will receive appointments under Cnllec-
tor Roberts Of ihe internal revenue office.
We hope the runrr may lie well founded
and that these gen lemen may receive
places. $ both are deserving Democrats.
MIR. Frank Bihby. the courteous and
"bliging conductor Of our evening train,
has resigned his position with the railroad
and will for The future conduct farming
opera ions in Piccawax-n. where he re-
Gently rented large farm. Capt. Bibhy
viii engage extensively in stock raising
Mr.. Richard Mtgruder, brother IN law
of ). Cox, Jr.. and native of Montgom
cry county. died at the residence Of Mr..
Cox At AN early hour on Tuesday morning
Of consumption. Mr. Msgruder had been
TAI ing f"r some time past and his death
was not unexpected. His funeral took
place yes ertisy and was largely attended
Capt rhos II. Cning, second officer Of
the oyster palice sl0np Katie Hines re-
signed his position On the lst OF injury
the re.s'n assigned hy Captain Ching is
thai his duties kept him too much from
home II IL generally thought tn Mr..
ca Irles \, Nr,I- nf c ,bh y k stli he
appointed t. the vacancy Ivy Capt Hos
lip.
The mail u RIM y .1rnnk"y u White
Plains has been esi.n.fd irnm January
~ March Is. 1887. SIS % embrace aud
i~Rin ut Glymnnt. inrr -ssi"g TIE st-nc'
four mills. This Change MAS made n-vss
siry by tie uncertainty of steam ost ira
vel in .inier AMI 'h- CONS our delay in
getting mail ~ GlSmnut N .fnr IL al
So trIng IN de "a have ts1 r'u'r from Port
Tni,sccn To Y ,nemoy -xtrr d u daily
routs ins,ea of rri-srtkly as a. present.
An Opportunity not 10 he lost sight Of.
Before he md Of The y-.r tax" trip 10 Artue
Hail. Tn G. as of F..h on. 200 " or - +